Yesterday, the Agency implemented new air traffic patterns and procedures along the Hudson River. Significant changes were made to the airspace in the area including facility boundaries and responsibilities.
The FAA Administrator publicly announced the changes to the media stating these changes were complete.
Unfortunately, the Agency has neglected to provide the controllers at Newark with one of the required tools to administer the new airspace. As if today, the video maps for the radar scopes in the cab do not reflect the airspace changes. This is unacceptable and degrades safety.
In response to the Agency's neglect, I declare all controllers at Newark Tower shall be operating under the auspices of Article 65 of the 2009 NATCA/FAA Contract until such time the video maps are corrected and controllers are made aware if the changes.
Please disseminate this to your supervisors.
Raymond Adams
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
New Jersey Legislative Coordinator
President Newark Airport
Safety Representative - Newark Airport
Cell 201-362-9305
Twitter: EWRPresident
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